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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › Scotland › West Scotland › East Ayrshire Getting here
55.48566, -4.26106
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Curlew +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Canada Goose, Curlew +67 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Dingy Skipper, Small Heath +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Dingy Skipper, Small Heath +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Cuckooflower, Common Twayblade +91 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Cuckooflower, Common Twayblade +91 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Bilberry, Hogweed +8 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Ayr Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Named route Length 66 km Point-to-point National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,934 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,934 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Curlew · Anas platyrhynchos x · Woodpigeon +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 American Wigeon Mareca americana2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Stoat · Red Fox
Stoat Mustela erminea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Helophilus pendulus · Leucozona lucorum · Leucozona glaucia · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis arbustorum +30
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Rhingia campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,934 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Curlew · Anas platyrhynchos x · Woodpigeon +40
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Raven Corvus corax2025 American Wigeon Mareca americana2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Stoat · Red Fox
Stoat Mustela erminea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Helophilus pendulus · Leucozona lucorum · Leucozona glaucia · Eristalis intricaria · Eristalis arbustorum +30
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Rhingia campestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Eristalis horticola Eristalis horticola
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa Tipula paludosa
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus granditarsus Platycheirus granditarsus
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Polietes Polietes
Polietes Polietes
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2024
Tachycixius pilosus Tachycixius pilosus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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